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Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE was a British-American actress and singer. One of J. Arthur Rank's "well-spoken young starlets", she appeared predominantly in films, beginning with those made in Great Britain during and after World War II, followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950 onwards.
Birth Name
Jean Merilyn Simmons
Born
Thursday, 31 January 1929
Died
Friday, 22 January 2010
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trumbo | Varinia | 2015 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
| Shadows in the Sun | Hannah | 2009 |
| ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Varinia | 2005 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | Grandma Sophie | 2004 |
| Thru the Moebius Strip | Shepway | 2004 |
| Winter Solstice | Countess Lucinda Rhives | 2003 |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member #2 / Council Member (voice) | 2001 |
| Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self | 2000 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trumbo | Varinia | 2015 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Self | 2009 |
| Shadows in the Sun | Hannah | 2009 |
| ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Varinia | 2005 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | Grandma Sophie | 2004 |
| Thru the Moebius Strip | Shepway | 2004 |
| Winter Solstice | Countess Lucinda Rhives | 2003 |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Council Member #2 / Council Member (voice) | 2001 |
| Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self | 2000 |
| Hollywood Remembers | (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Her Own Rules | Katherine Stratton | 1998 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Diana | 1997 |
| Daisies in December | Katherine Palmer | 1995 |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Em | 1995 |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | Varinia | 1995 |
| Mysteries of the Bible | Self - Narrator | 1994 |
| One More Mountain | Sarah Keyes | 1994 |
| Rosamunde Pilcher | Countess Lucinda Rhives | 1993 |
| Angel Falls | Irene Larson | 1993 |
| Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors | Carrie-Louise Serrocold | 1991 |
| Dark Shadows | Elizabeth Collins Stoddard / Naomi Collins | 1991 |
| People Like Us | Peach Prindible Bailey | 1990 |
| Laker Girls | Connie Harrison | 1990 |
| Great Expectations | Miss Havisham | 1989 |
| A Friendship in Vienna | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1988 |
| The Dawning | Aunt Mary | 1988 |
| Inherit the Wind | Lucy Brady | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Cordelia Woodlin | 1988 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Adm. Nora Satie | 1987 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| Best of British | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Laura Robertson | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self / Narrator | 1986 |
| North & South: Book 2, Love & War | Clarissa Main | 1986 |
| North & South: Book 1, North & South | Clarissa Main | 1985 |
| Going Undercover | Maxine de la Hunt | 1985 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Margaret Lowen | 1985 |
| The Golden Gong | Herself - Interviewee / Self - Interviewee | 1985 |
| The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio | Herself - Interviewee | 1985 |
| Miss Marple: The Body in the Library | 1984 | |
| December Flower | Etta Marsh | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Eudora McVeigh / Eudora McVeigh Shipton | 1984 |
| The Thorn Birds | Fiona 'Fee' Cleary / Fee Cleary | 1983 |
| Hotel | Milly Toland / Jessica Daniels | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Elinor | 1982 |
| Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls | Helen Lawson | 1981 |
| Dominique | Dominique Ballard | 1979 |
| The Dain Curse | Aaronia Haldorn | 1978 |
| Mr. Sycamore | Estelle Benbow | 1975 |
| The Easter Promise | Constance Payne | 1975 |
| Say Hello to Yesterday | Woman | 1971 |
| The Odd Couple | Princess | 1970 |
| The Happy Ending | Mary Wilson | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Heidi | Frl. Rottenmeier | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Terri O'Brien | 1968 |
| Frost on Sunday | Self - Presenter | 1968 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
| Rough Night in Jericho | Molly Lang | 1967 |
| Divorce American Style | Nancy Downes | 1967 |
| Soldier in Love | Sarah Jennings / Sarah Churchill | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| Mister Buddwing | The Blonde | 1966 |
| Life at the Top | Susan Lampton | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self - Guest | 1965 |
| All the Way Home | Mary Follet | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Suzy / Ruth Bannister | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self - Guest | 1963 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The Grass Is Greener | Hattie Durant | 1960 |
| Spartacus | Varinia | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Elmer Gantry | Sister Sharon Falconer | 1960 |
| Premier Khrushchev in the USA | Self | 1959 |
| This Earth Is Mine | Elizabeth Rambeau | 1959 |
| Home Before Dark | Charlotte Bronn | 1958 |
| The Big Country | Julie Maragon | 1958 |
| Until They Sail | Barbara Leslie Forbes | 1957 |
| This Could Be the Night | Anne Leeds | 1957 |
| Hilda Crane | Hilda Crane Burns | 1956 |
| Guys and Dolls | Sarah Brown | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Sergeant Sarah Brown | 1955 |
| Footsteps in the Fog | Lily Watkins | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| Désirée | Desiree Clary / Désirée Clary | 1954 |
| A Bullet Is Waiting | Cally Canham | 1954 |
| The Egyptian | Merit | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Actress | Ruth Gordon Jones | 1953 |
| The Robe | Diana | 1953 |
| She Couldn't Say No | Corby Lane / Corby Lane (Corby Johnson) | 1953 |
| Affair with a Stranger | Carolyn Parker | 1953 |
| Young Bess | Young Bess (Queen Elizabeth I) | 1953 |
| Androcles and the Lion | Lavinina / Lavinia | 1953 |
| Angel Face | Diane Tremayne Jessup | 1953 |
| The Clouded Yellow | Sophie Malraux | 1950 |
| Cage of Gold | Judith / Judith Moray | 1950 |
| Trio | Evie Bishop (segment "Sanatorium") / Evie Bishop (segment Sanatorium) | 1950 |
| So Long at the Fair | Vicky Barton / Victoria Barton | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| Adam and Evalyn | Evelyne Wallace | 1949 |
| The Blue Lagoon | Emmeline Foster | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Hamlet | Ophelia, and Daughter / Ophelia - His Daughter | 1948 |
| The Woman in the Hall | Jay Blake | 1947 |
| The Inheritance | Caroline Ruthyn | 1947 |
| Black Narcissus | Kanchi | 1947 |
| Hungry Hill | Jane Brodrick | 1947 |
| Great Expectations | Young Estella | 1946 |
| Caesar and Cleopatra | Harpist | 1946 |
| Johnny in the Clouds | A Singer | 1945 |
| Meet Sexton Blake! | Eva Watkins | 1945 |
| Kiss the Bride Goodbye | Molly Dodd | 1945 |
| Mr. Emmanuel | Sally Cooper | 1944 |
| Give Us the Moon | Heidi | 1944 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special | Won |
| 1970 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Nominated |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Nominated |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1956 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 1949 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
